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A summoner or spawner class or monster, is capable of using magical spells, or spell-like abilities, to conjure or spawn some sort of monster or NPC as a "pet" that fight or perform some sort of task for the summoner. A summoner monster or class is generally also considered a caster.

Summoner Classes

In Diablo III, the following classes are considered "summoner" classes:

• Witch Doctor - Spell caster with some random bits thrown in for ranged and close combat, and a few "summoning" spells to spawn "pets"
• Other classes - Many players are expecting some sort of additional "pet class" to be announced by Blizzard.

The Wizard will be able to summon a Hydra to protect her, but it's not really considered a summoned pet.

Old Summoner Classes

In Diablo II, there is primarily one summoner class:

• Necromancer - Pure caster. Calls corpses or inanimate objects army to fight for him. Also uses spells.

The Amazon can summon a Valkyrie, if she has gone down the right skill tree, but it's not the Amazon's primary function to summon creatures.

In Diablo I, all classes could summon a Golem or a Hydra but those spells are not really considered a summoned pet.

Summoner Type Monsters

Monsters that can summon reinforcements are also called "summoners" or "spawners". Their selection of summons varies, and they are usually also casters. Here are a few examples of summoner monsters:

• Skeletal Summoner - Archtypical summoner caster. Summons regular Skeletons, and hides behind them while casting ranged spells.
• Dark Cultist - Can cast a Firebolt type spell, and summon Dark Demons for assistance.
• Grotesque - Not a caster, and more a "spawner" than a summoner. When killed, he spawns a swarm of Lamprey.
• Fallen Shaman - A respawner. Will not summon or spawn monsters, but will resurrect killed Fallen.

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  Dark Cultist

Related Articles

Related articles include:

• Caster - Almost all summoners are also casters.
• Ranged - Some summoners also use ranged spells or abilities.
• Melee - Close range combat, the alternative for some summoners.